The Spiral of Failure

Statement of Intent:
I intend to show how the sin cycle mentioned in Judges applies to modern Christians. I also plan on displaying how the people of Israel in the time of the Judges are not too different than us today.

Introduction:
There is a concept found in the book of Judges that is called the "Sin Cycle" which refers to the people of Israel in their struggle with idolatry and the sins that came out of their involvement with idolatry. While this cycle in the book is in reference to Israel it applies to all Christians today. Many people in the church find themselves caught in this cycle and are looking for an escape out of it. The cycle itself is something that must be understood before Judges 6:1-10 can be properly studied. It obviously starts with sin; sin in this context is to be regarded as a habitual sin. In the book of Judges Israel sins against God by habitually leaving him to follow other Gods. God�'s anger then burns against them and he gives them over to the people who they have befriended by worshipping their gods, this step is servitude. Israel after being oppressed cries out to God, they repent of their sins; this is the third step of supplication. The fourth step involves God providing Israel with a deliver to save them from whoever is oppressing them, this step is called salvation. The Bible normally tells us how long the land had peace after a war to end Israel's oppression. This step is called silence. Sooner or later though Israel fell back into sin and they started on a downward spiral to the point where they wouldn't repent at all. In Judges 6, Israel is in the middle of the downward spiral.